The Sacred and the Profane
Book published in 1959.
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- Harcourt, Brace, 1959
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Who published the first edition of The Sacred and the Profane?
The first edition of The Sacred and the Profane by Mircea Eliade was published in New York by Harcourt, Brace in 1959.
How many editions of The Sacred and the Profane are there?
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